International Cardiovascular Infection Symposium 2012 Final Programme

Monday 26 March

International cardiovascular infection symposium– Monday 26 March
Chair / Session 1: Scientific evidence and history
Howard Jenkinson(University of Bristol)
09:00 / Dental infections and cardiovascular disease (CVD) – the early findings
Kimi Mattila(Helsinki University Hospital, Finland)
09.30 / Epidemiological evidence of bacteria playing a role in the cardiovascular system
Lise Lund Håheim(University of Oslo, Norway)
10.00 / Offered paperImpact of sub-inhibitory antibiotic concentrations on the plasminogen binding ability on viridans group streptococci
Susan Lang (Glasgow Caledonian University)
10.15 / Refreshments and Exhibition
Chair / Session 2: Models of disease
Steve Kerrigan(Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland)
10.45 / Imaging of platelets in real timein vivo
Neena Kalia(University of Birmingham)
11.15 / Animal models of disease / infective endocarditis
Paul Sullam(University of California, San Francisco, USA)
11.45 / Offered paper Platelet receptor polymorphisms do not influence Staphylococcus aureus-platelet interactions or infective endocarditis
Shruti Daga (University of Edinburgh)
12.10 / SGM Prize Medal Lecture
Molecules, Microbes and Me
Julian Davies(University of British Columbia, Canada)
13.00 / Lunch and exhibition
Chair / Session 3: Infection in the cardiovascular system – Streptococci
Philippe Moreillon(University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
14.00 / Streptococcalsurface lipoproteins and endocarditis virulence
Todd Kitten(Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
14.30 / Offered paper Viridans bacterium Streptococcus gordonii mimics the actions of fibrinogen by expression of aIIbß3 binding motifs
Helen Petersen (UCL Eastman Dental Institute & RCSI, Dublin, Ireland)
14:45 / Offered paper A critical role for platelet FcγRIIa inStreptococcus oralisinduced platelet activation
Dorothea Tilley (The Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland)
15.00 / Offered paper The facultative pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae induces exocytosis mechanisms of human lung endothelium
Simone Bergmann (Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany)
15.15 / Refreshments and Exhibition
Chair / Session 4: Infection in the cardiovascular system – Staphylococci
Oonagh Shannon(Lund University , Sweden)
15.45 / Surface proteinsof Staphylococcus aureus
Timothy Foster(Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
16.15 / Using a dynamic shear based system to investigate the interactions betweenS. aureusand platelets
Steve Kerrigan(Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)
16.45 / Offered paper Iron regulated surface determinant B (IsdB) of S. aureus directly interacts with integrins promoting adhesion and invasion of mammalian cells
Marta Anna Zapotoczna (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
17.00 / Session ends

Tuesday 27 March

Infection & the cardiovascular system – Tuesday 27 March
Chair / Session 5: Infection in the cardiovascular system – Other micro-organisms
Kimi Mattila(Helsinki University Hospital, Finland)
09.00 / Platelet activation mediated byEnterococcus faecalisandAerococcus urinae
Oonagh Shannon(Lund University , Sweden)
09:30 / Offered paper Staphylococcus lugdunensis, an unusual staphylococcus
Simon Heilbronner (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
09:45 / Offered paper SNP genotyping of chromosomally integrated Human Herpesvirus 6 in patients with acquired cardiomyopathies and heart failure symptoms
Dirk Lassner (Institute Cardiac Diagnostics and Therapy GmbH, Germany)
10.00 / Offered paper CD36 is a Platelet Receptor for Bacterial Pathogens
Jennifer Mitchell (University College Dublin, Ireland)
10.15 / Refreshments and Exhibition
Chair / Session 6: Current treatments & novel drug targets
Paul Sullam(University of California, San Francisco, USA)
10.45 / Current treatment and management for Infective Endocarditis
Philippe Moreillon(University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
11.15 / Novel Drug Targets for the treatment of Infective Endocarditis and bloodstream infection
Dermot Cox(Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)
11.45 / Offered paper Does Positron Emission Tomography have a role to play in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis and its associated complications?
B. Cherie Millar (Belfast City Hospital, Belfast)
12.10 / Marjory Stephenson Prize Lecture
Old themes and new variations in human tumor virology
Yuan Chang & Patrick Moore(University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute)
13.00 / Lunch and exhibition
Chair / Workshop: Open presentations
Angela Nobbs(University of Bristol, UK)
14.00 / Offered paper Staphylococcus aureus lipoteichoic acid raises platelet cAMP levels via interactions with the Paf receptor, inhibiting their activation
Amie Waller (University of Reading)
14.15 / Offered paper FcγRIIA phosphorylation as a common mechanism of bacterial-mediated platelet activation
Monica Arman (University of Birmingham)
14.30 / Offered paper The role of platelet-neutrophil complexes in inflammation & infection
Sinéad Hurley (Lund University, Sweden)
14.45 / Offered paper Von Willebrand factor fibers mediate luminal S. aureus adhesion to intact endothelial cell layer under shear stress
Karin Pappelbaum (Medical Faculty Mannheim, Dermatology, Germany)
15.00 / Offered paper Staphylococcus aureus lipoteichoic acid interacts with the human membrane receptor CD36 on the surface of platelets
Alyson Murray (University College Dublin, Ireland)
15.15 / Offered paper The role of Staphylococcus aureus wall teichoic acid in potentiating activation of human platelets
Simon Clarke (University of Reading)
15.30 / Refreshments and Exhibition
Chair / Framework Presentation & General Discussion
Dermot Cox(Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)
16.00 / Presentation from FP call
16.30 / Group Discussion: Possibility of European Network or Consortium FP7 or FP8.
17.30 / Session ends

Updated 29/02/2012